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Species Nanophyllium pygmaeum Redtenbacher, 1906

Pygmy Leaf-insect

  • Nanophyllium pygmaeum Redtenbacher, J. In Brunner von Wattenwyl, K. & Redtenbacher, J. 1906. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Lfg 1: Phasmidae areolatae. Leipzig : Verlag Engelmann 180 pp. 6 pls [180].
    Type data:
     Holotype MCG adult, Katau, New Guinea.

 

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, herbivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Male macropterous, female brachypterous.